Nobody wants Wily Mo except me

by JBrown2818 on Aug 10, 2007 12:24 AM EDT

According to MLBtraderumors.com Wily Mo Pena passed through waivers without anyone putting in a claim. Is spending $580k on a guy who might be a good upgrade at DH too much of a risk? He couldn't be much worse than what we have been using this year. I think that making him our everyday DH with an occasional stint in right field could possibly pay off quite well. At least the $580k it would have cost to get him.

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I like him

I like WMP, as many others do here, but I've heard a big issue with him is that Boston has used up too much of his cheap service time, so a longer-term deal would be required fairly quickly. He's just over 4 years of ML service now, and I really have no clue how that whole process works, but this is what I've heard.

Replace Nick Punto.

by rayken on Aug 10, 2007 12:31 AM EDT reply actions

more worried about hole at DH than service time

Well his 2007 salary was $1,875,000 and he's hitting .219 with 5 HR so that means, at least to me, that he couldn't actually expect to make that much in arbitration or a long term contract. I think that picking up a guy on the cheap, giving him the rest of the season to prove himself, and worrying about a long-term deal or arbitration later sounds good to me. Plus he could be a guy to possibly fill a HUGE hole in the lineup.

by JBrown2818 on Aug 10, 2007 1:22 AM EDT reply actions

Conversation

Theo: Eric! Nice to meet you. You know, you've really come in at a great time in Red Sox history. We're playing well, but could really use your help in our playoff drive.

Gagne: Nice to be here

Theo: We would like you to know our expectations of you, so you know exactly where you stand. When we need a strikeout, we're bringing you in.

Gagne: I thought that was why you had Wily Mo Pena?

by nathaneide on Aug 10, 2007 5:19 AM EDT reply actions